A Chicago value-based primary care center for Medicare patients, Oak Street Health, has appointed its first chief wellness officer, Deb Edberg, MD, according to a Jan. 9 report from Market Screener.
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Arturo Saavedra, MD, PhD, has been appointed dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Richmond. He will also serve as executive vice president of medical affairs for VCU Health System.
The West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute in Morgantown is participating in a study on Endotronix's Cordella Pulmonary Artery Pressure Sensor System as part of the a pivotal trial sponsored by Endotronix.
Virgin Pulse, a digital health and wellbeing company, has selected Jeffrey Jacques, MD, to serve as its next chief medical officer, the company announced in a Jan. 9 release.
Zamaneh Mikhak, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company TFF Pharmaceuticals.
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Cleveland Clinic has appointed Sheila Miller, DNP, as the chief nursing officer of its London location.
Parker Health has selected Philip McDonald, MD, as its first chief medical officer.
Remix Therapeutics has appointed Christopher Bowden, MD, as chief medical officer.
John Jefferies, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of Nuwellis, a Minnesota-based medical technology company focusing on fluid management solutions.
Matthew Christiansen, MD, was named the next state health officer and commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Public Health.